Tanovar - Musik

Turgun Alimatov Uzbek Turgʻun Alimatov 20 January 1922 – 17 December 2008 Was One Of The Leading Uzbek Classic Music And Shashmaqam Virtuoso And Composer An Eminent Figure Of 20th Century Folk And Classical Music. The People's Artist Of Uzbekistan The Pride Of Uzbek Nation Was An Unparalleled Master Performer Of Tanbur Dutar And Sato. Alimatov Is Well Loved By The Uzbek Public. His Image Is Associated With National Pride. A Broad Musical Community Knows Alimatov First And Foremost As A Superior Player Of Tanbur Dutar And Sato. He Has Found A New Style And Technique Of Performance On The Dutar Sato And Tanbur Which Became Popular Around Uzbekistan And His Way Of Playing In These Instruments Is Followed By Many Performers. Alimatov’s Music Is Used In Many Uzbek Houses To Put To Sleep Babies And Kids Also In Hospitals And Treatment Centers In Uzbekistan. Alimatov Was Born In Tashkent And Lived There Through The 1990s. He Never Took Formal Music Lessons Instead He Learned Music From His Father And By Listening To Music On Records And Radio. In Doing So He Broke With Traditions And Developed His Own Style Despite Scepticism From Older Musicians. He Learned The Dutar At The Age Of Nine And The Tanbur At The Age Of 15. He Began Performing In 1939 Becoming Well Known To The Uzbek Public By Playing Violin At Tashkent's Muqumi Thetare And Joining The Tashkent Radio Station In 1948 Where He Performed In A Succession Of Ensembles Until 1982. Alimtaov Is Solely Responsible For Reviving The Art Of Playing The Sato Bowed Tanbur As It Had Completely Died Out In Uzbekistan For A Number Of Decades When He Took It Up In 1957. Thus He Had Never Heard Any Examples Of Sato Playing Instead He Was Inspired By Listening To Indian Music On Short Wave Radio. Like Most Uzbek Musicians Alimatov's Played Shorter Folk Melodies That Are Derived From Lengthy Classical Maqam. However He Distinguished Himself By Playing Folk Melodies In A Classical Style. From 1991 He Started His Solo Tour Programs In US UK Germany And France Becoming The First Uzbek Musician By His Solo Concerts Abroad. His Art And Creative Work Has Not Until Now Been The Subject Of Serious Study By Ethnomusicologists. In 1991 Turgun Alimatov Was Awarded As The People’s Artist Of Uzbekistan One Year Later In 1992 He Received The Order Of The Great Contribution. Turgun Alimatov Played For Himself And Always Played The Songs He Wanted To Perform Simply Because He Enjoyed Playing. He Didn't Prepare Himself For The Life Of Professional Musician And Never Followed The Music Career. Music For Him Was Not A Profession. On December 17 2008 Turgun Alimatov Died At The Age Of 86 Remaining One Of The Best And The Most Successful Musicians In World Music History. read less